Ella · Things to do

Ten minutes from Ella to Demodara, doors open, across the viaduct and into the spiral loop. Third class is the fun class.

Shop the market, then cook a full rice-and-curry spread over a wood fire. Most guesthouses can arrange one.

The railway spirals under itself to lose height, and the station sits above its own tunnel mouth. Odd and very Victorian.

Some estates let you pick alongside the workers, then weigh and process what you got. Ask about pay and conditions.

The town sits in a notch in the escarpment; on clear evenings you can see all the way to the southern plains.